Demand for home care is rising in NY due to the large, rapidly aging Baby Boomer population, but recruiting home health aides is becoming increasingly difficult, with staffing agencies reporting higher turnover and taking longer to fill empty positions.
For people who rely on home health aides for daily tasks such as bathing and eating, that’s a major problem.
She did not include funding for the measure in her executive budget, released in mid-January, even though addressing the health care workforce shortage was a focal point of her State of the State speech earlier that month. The only funding she included for home care workers was a one-time bonus of up to $3,000 — but it would only be paid to employees who stay on the job for at least a year. Hochul budgeted $1.
Friedman responded that he and other state officials “have looked at the bill from every angle” and found it unfeasible. But he didn’t cite a lack of funds. Rather, he said if the state sets aside enough money to fund the wage increase, it would be difficult to ensure that those dollars would actually trickle down to the workers.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago to hold fundraiser for NY GOP governor hopeful Lee ZeldinRepublican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Zeldin is scheduled to attend two fundraisers in his name, one at ex-President Trump’s swanky golf club.
Lire la suite »
NY couple tries to launder billions of stolen cryptocurrency, feds claimA New York couple was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency that was stolen in a 2016 hack.
Lire la suite »
FX option expiries for February 9 NY cutFX option expiries for February 9 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. - EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1295-05 420m 1.1310-20 667m 1.1
Lire la suite »